Four killed as van collides with truck on Quetta-Karachi highway in Mastung
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Four people, including a woman, were killed and five others, including three women, were injured when a van collided with a truck on the Quetta-Karachi National Highway near Badrang in the Khadkocha area of Mastung district on Tuesday, Khadkocha Station House Officer (SHO) Babu Owais Shahwani said.
The accident occurred when a van travelling from Quetta to Kalat collided with a truck on the highway, killing four people at the scene and injuring five others. SHO Shahwani said the deceased and injured were shifted to a nearby hospital following the accident.
The deceased were identified as the wife of Ghulam Haider Muhammad, Muhammad Anwar, Zaheer Ahmed and Muhammad Ayub. The injured were identified as Noor Ahmed, Mahmood Ahmed and three women.
All those involved in the accident belonged to Kalat district, police said. Police initiated further proceedings into the incident.
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Recent fatal road accidents have raised concerns over passenger safety on Pakistan’s highways. In July 2026, at least 40 people were killed and eight injured when a passenger coach travelling from Quetta to Peshawar plunged into a ravine in the Danasar area of the Sherani–Zhob Highway, near the Balochistan–Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa border. Rescue operations were complicated by the difficult mountainous terrain.
In another major accident in June 2026, at least 10 people were killed and 13 injured when a passenger van travelling from Multan to Murree plunged into a drainage channel and caught fire near Khajut on the Rawalpindi–Murree Expressway. The vehicle reportedly lost control while negotiating a bend, leaving passengers trapped inside.
Earlier, in January 2026, five people were killed and 27 injured when a bus travelling from Rawalpindi to Multan plunged into a ravine near Dhok Pathan in the Talagang area of Chakwal district. The crash was attributed to dense fog and poor visibility on a hilly stretch with sharp turns.